ECB wants to test AI-powered digital euro payments

The European Central Bank has opened a new program to explore whether AI agents could use a future digital euro for payments, including micropayments and interactions between machines.  SummaryECB will test AI-enabled digital euro payments and machine interactions through workshops beginning in 2027.Experimentation participants will build prototypes for e-receipts, conditional payments, multiparty transactions, and new app features.Applications for the innovation platform close November 9, with selected work beginning during early 2027.Thirty-six payment providers will join a separate twelve-month digital euro pilot starting during 2027 operations.Any digital euro launch still depends on EU legislation and a later ECB issuance decision.  The ECB said on Sept. 28 that companies, payment firms, fintechs, merchants, public institutions and researchers can apply to join the next stage of its digital euro innovation platform, with work beginning in 2027.  The project will examine AI-enabled payment experiences, AI agents interacting with each other, micropayments and new features inside payment apps. Participants will be expected to consider privacy, user control and data protection when developing ideas.  You might also like:  ECB seeks MiCA reserve change flagged by Tether in 2024  Applications remain open until Nov. 9 at 17:00 CET. The ECB has separated the work into two programs, one focused on building working payment

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Midterm Prediction Market Odds: Democrats Lead Senate at 63%

Midterm prediction market odds now favor Democrats in the Senate. Polymarkets contract on which party will win the Senate in 2026 now shows the Democratic Party at 63% and the Republican Party at 39%. The market has drawn about $5.4 million in total trading volume. That 63% is a live, tradable price. It is not a poll result, a forecast model or a guaranteed outcome.  The shift is notable. The markets price history shows Republicans holding a clear lead for most of its life, before Democrats overtook them more recently. The number now reflects where traders are willing to put money on which party controls the chamber after the 2026 midterms.  BREAKING: Democrats surge to a record high in the odds to win control of the U.S. House after the November midterms.  91% chance. pic.twitter.com/WIGMFPJCCb  — Polymarket (@Polymarket) September 28, 2026  Put Your Money Where Your Mouth is On PolymarketMidterm Prediction Market Odds: What Does Polymarkets 63% Senate Price Actually Mean?  Which party will win the Senate in 2026? Polymarket  On Polymarket, a share priced at 63 cents is usually read as a 63% chance of that outcome. The contract pays $1 if it resolves “yes” and $0 if it does not.  The mechanism is simple. Traders buy

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AI Predicts Bitcoin Path as Strategy Moves 3,568 Coins - Coinspeaker

Two warning lights came on at once this week, and neither is conclusive on its own. Strategy moved 3,568 BTC worth roughly $297 million out of its wallets over nine hours, according to Lookonchain. At the same time, Glassnode data shows spot traders rotating into altcoins at the fastest pace in a year. Claude AI predicts Bitcoin holds its breakout for now, but both signals argue for caution rather than chasing.  BTC trades near $84,285, up 0.94% on the day. The token is holding above the level it reclaimed last week, though the move has lost momentum.  Is Michael Saylor(@saylor)s @Strategy dumping $BTC again, or just moving funds to new wallets?  Over the past 9 hours, #Strategy has transferred out 3,568 $BTC ($297M).https://t.co/bgZyNCEqBn pic.twitter.com/3vWTSs6ihX  — Lookonchain (@lookonchain) September 29, 2026  Supercharge Your Trading in 2026 With BloFin AI Trading BotsIs Strategy Selling or Just Moving Wallets?  Strategy (Prev. MicroStrategy) Arkham  Nobody outside the company knows yet, and that is the honest answer. What is verifiable is the flow. Over a nine-hour window, 3,568 BTC left addresses attributed to Strategy. At current Bitcoin prices that is about $297 million.  The timing is what makes it odd. Strategy bought 1,665 BTC at an average of $85,681 just days ago, its

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BitMine nears 5% Ethereum threshold, yet stock valuation rules dictate its next move

Ethereum treasury company BitMine Immersion Technologies said on Sept. 28 that it held 6,001,302 ETH, leaving it 103,698 tokens short of its goal of owning 5% of Ethereums supply, based on the companys latest supply estimate.  Related Asset Ethereum #2 ETH · $2,672.08 24-hour change: down 0.26% Loading price history… 24H Down 0.26% 7D Down 2.69% 30D Up 7.78%  Buying that remainder at BitMines Sept. 27 reference price would cost about $279.8 million. The company reported $672 million in cash and marketable securities on the same date.  The estimated purchase cost is roughly 42% of that reported pool. Completing the goal looks affordable on paper, though ETHs price and supply can change and BitMine has not earmarked the money for that purpose.  Related Company BitMine A Bitcoin network company  The closer the company gets to its target, the more consequential its next choice becomes: keep adding ETH, preserve liquidity, buy back shares, or build income from the tokens it already owns.  BitMine needs 103,698 more ETH, or about $279.8 million at its reference price, to reach its stated 5% supply target.  BitMine said it acquired 17,362 ETH in the latest week, about 37% fewer than the 27,562 ETH it reported for the week before. It says it

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Ethereum will test a major speed upgrade on Oct. 6

Ethereum has scheduled its Glamsterdam upgrade to activate on the Sepolia testnet on Oct. 6 at 13:53:36 UTC, moving its next major scaling package into public-network testing before a future mainnet rollout.  The Ethereum Foundation announced that Glamsterdam will activate at epoch 353,024 and slot 11,296,768. Hoodi and mainnet activation dates remain undecided, meaning the Oct. 6 event applies only to Sepolia.  The upgrade combines changes known as Amsterdam on Ethereums execution layer and Gloas on the consensus layer. Its largest additions change how blocks are built, how validators check them and how clients handle state during transaction processing.  Node operators on Sepolia need compatible versions of both their execution and consensus software before activation. Ordinary ETH holders and Ethereum mainnet users do not need to take action for the Sepolia upgrade.  How will Glamsterdam make Ethereum easier to scale?  Glamsterdam introduces enshrined proposer-builder separation, known as ePBS, through EIP-7732. The change moves the relationship between block proposers and specialized block builders directly into Ethereums protocol.  https://twitter.com/DustyBC/status/2104876752707416094  Today, block builders commonly construct execution payloads and communicate with validators through external infrastructure. Under ePBS, a proposer includes the builders commitment to an execution payload, after which the builder reveals the full payload.  Ethereums protocol then handles the payment between

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Canada's 'Crypto King' Aiden Pleterski to Represent Himself at Fraud Trial

In briefAn Ontario judge denied Pleterskis request to delay the trial so he could hire a lawyer.The four-week jury trial starts Monday on charges of fraud over $5,000 and laundering proceeds of crime.Investors handed Pleterski about $40 million, with bankruptcy proceedings recovering roughly $3 million.  Aiden Pleterski, the 27-year-old who styled himself Canadas “Crypto King,” will defend himself against fraud and money laundering charges at a Toronto jury trial starting Monday, after a judge refused to postpone it.  Ontario Superior Court Justice Shaun Nakatsuru denied an adjournment application on Monday, CBC News reported, leaving Pleterski without counsel for a four-week trial whose dates were fixed in June 2025.  “I want to assure you that even though this isnt your first choice, obviously, you will receive a fair trial,” Nakatsuru told him. “I want you to be very free in asking questions,” the judge said, adding, “Dont hesitate, just get up on your feet and ask me.”  The judge set out the “enhanced role” he will take as a result, saying he will raise objections on Pleterskis behalf so that only admissible evidence reaches the jury.  Myriad: Where does Ethereum go next? Click to make your prediction.The self-styled “Crypto King”  Pleterski did retain a lawyer for the

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Altcoin spot volume nears 4x Bitcoins as ETF inflows shrink across five sessions

Altcoin spot volume has climbed to nearly four times Bitcoins, the highest ratio since September 2025, according to Glassnode.  Related Asset Bitcoin #1 BTC · $83,191.97 24-hour change: down 0.04% Loading price history… 24H Down 0.04% 7D Down 3.88% 30D Up 5.49%  Wintermute says retail clients on its OTC desk sold BTC last week to fund that rotation, while US spot Bitcoin ETFs took in nearly $2.4 billion over the same five sessions. Each days ETF inflow came in below the previous days, dropping from $999 million on Sept. 21 to $134.5 million on Sept. 25.  Bitcoin is the funding asset  Wintermutes Sept. 28 OTC report described net BTC selling on its desk, driven mainly by retail clients taking profits and moving into altcoins.  Related Company Glassnode On-chain analytics platform  Glassnodes data shows how wide the move outward has become, with 72.5% of the altcoins it tracks outperforming Bitcoin through Sept. 23, up from 39% during Augusts squeeze.  Altcoin perpetual open interest barely expanded over the prior 30 days, and fewer than half of tracked markets added positions, leading Glassnode to describe that stage of the rally as mostly spot-driven.  Related Company Wintermute Algorithmic digital asset liquidity  Glassnode added that similar bursts of aggressive risk-taking have often coincided with

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WikiBit Exchange Exit Risk Ranking #38: Websea: Withdrawals Suspended for 4 Days, Hot Wallet Balance Nearly Zero — The “Worry-Free Derivatives Platform” Exposed

Introduction: A “Worry-Free” Exchange Where Users Have the Most to Worry About  In the first 37 editions, we examined a series of exchanges ranging from HashKey to GXT. For the 38th edition, we turn to an exchange with an especially ambitious slogan but a much less reassuring reality: Websea.  On paper, Websea has an impressive résumé: “founded in 2023,” “more than 1.5 million registered users worldwide,” “$4 billion in average daily trading volume,” an “ASIC regulatory authorization,” U.S. FinCEN MSB and Canadian FINTRAC MSB registrations, a strategic investment from Hony Capital, principal-protected copy trading, contract insurance, the Yongying Fund, and positioning as a “new-generation worry-free derivatives trading platform.”  Sounds like a rising compliance star, right?  But there is another side to the story.  On April 27, 2026, Websea suddenly suspended withdrawals, shut down its C2C channel, and users began panic-selling, sending the platform tokens USDT price to roughly half its previous level.  Then, starting September 25, 2026, withdrawals were reportedly suspended again for more than four days, with no official explanation from the platform.  On-chain data showed that the platforms hot wallet balance had fallen to just 0.024 ETH and 0.24 USDC.  WikiBit gives Websea a 5.98/10 score and flags it as having no valid regulatory status. FX110

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Ripple News: RLUSD Growth and Unclear XRP Link

In today‘s Ripple news, the company’s stablecoin keeps pulling away from its best-known token. Ripple USD (RLUSD) has reached a market cap of about $2.52 billion, after growing more than 85% in 2026. XRP, meanwhile, trades near $1.51, up 2.1% over 24 hours, but still about 59% below its all-time high of $3.65 set on July 17, 2025.  This is more than a story of one Ripple asset outperforming another. The real question is where RLUSDs supply actually sits. A dollar of stablecoin on Ethereum does not create the same XRP-linked activity as a dollar on the XRP Ledger (XRPL).  Ripple USD (RLUSD) DefilLama  Market Intelligence: Crypto Analyst Reveals Upcoming Coinbase Listings  Where Does RLUSDs $2.5 Billion Supply Actually Sit?  DefiLlama data shows about $1.40 billion of RLUSD on Ethereum and $1.12 billion on XRPL. That means roughly 55% of supply lives outside the XRP ecosystem.  Growth is coming from both sides. Over the past month, RLUSD supply on XRPL rose 7.76%, slightly faster than Ethereums 6.61%. Over seven days, though, Ethereum led with 3.89% growth against 1.88% on XRPL.  Within XRPL, RLUSD holds a dominant position, accounting for roughly $1.2 billion, about 92%, of the ledgers stablecoin market.  That split is not fixed. RLUSD‘s chain mix has

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KB Kookmin Bank taps BNY for digital wallet payments

KB Kookmin Bank has signed a strategic agreement with BNY covering cross-border digital asset payments and remittances as the South Korean lender expands its international payment services.  SummaryKB Kookmin Bank has signed a BNY agreement covering cross-border digital payments and remittance services globally.BNY named Kookmin Bank among initial users of its newly launched Pay-to-Wallet cross-border payment capability.Pay-to-Wallet uses existing SWIFT messages and correspondent banking infrastructure to reach participating retail digital wallets directly.BNY combines its U.S. dollar clearing network with round-the-clock processing for approved payment markets and corridors.KB previously launched blockchain-based corporate cross-border payments through J.P. Morgans Kinexys network across ten countries successfully.  BNY confirmed on Sept. 28 that Kookmin Bank is among the initial Asia-Pacific users of its new Pay-to-Wallet capability, which lets banks send cross-border payments from customer bank accounts directly to participating retail digital wallets using existing SWIFT messages and correspondent banking infrastructure.  The memorandum of understanding was signed during Sibos 2026 at the Miami Beach Convention Center in Florida. KB Kookmin Bank said the agreement covers cooperation in digital payments, digital assets and cross-border remittance services, with BNYs global payment network forming part of the planned infrastructure.  Source: X  For Kookmin Bank customers, the first stated use case centers on overseas remittances,

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